Ministry of Education invites students for Smart India Hackathon 2022; Register at sih.gov.in

Smart India Hackathon 2022: School students from Classes 6 to 12, college students pursuing UG, PG courses can participate.

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Education is calling students to participate in Smart India Hackathon 2022. Interested students can register at the official website sih.gov.in. The registrations are open since January 26 and the last date for registration is March 31, 2022.

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Smart India Hackathon is an initiative in which school and college students solve challenges and real-life problems faced by various participating ministries and departments and win prizes while helping the government.

“Whether you are a school student or pursuing higher education, your innovative mind can help the government to find solutions to challenges. Participate in the #SmartIndiaHackathon2022. Register today at https://sih.gov.in,” MoE tweeted.

Whether you are a school student or pursuing higher education, your innovative mind can help government to find solutions to challenges. Participate in the #SmartIndiaHackathon2022. Register today at https://t.co/jgYiFXcclp pic.twitter.com/fFjRxVyUEK

— Ministry of Education (@EduMinOfIndia) January 28, 2022

Over 45 ministries and departments have announced problem statements and school and college SPOC registration is open.

The SPOC of higher education institutions have been asked to organize internal hackathons and provide details of shortlisted teams while SPOC of schools can submit ideas against the themes of Smart India Hackathon 2022.

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Eligibility

• School students from Classes 6 to 12 will be able to showcase their talent and generate out-of-the-box open innovation ideas.
• Regular college students pursuing graduate or postgraduate programmes will be able to showcase their talent and generate out-of-the-box open innovation ideas.

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Smart India Hackathon 2022 themes

• Robotics and Drones
• Clean and Green Technology
• Tourism
• Renewable, Sustainable Energy
• Blockchain and Cybersecurity
• Miscellaneous
• Smart Education
• Disaster Management
• Smart Automation
• Fitness and Sports
• Heritage and Culture
• Medtech, Biotech, Healthtech
• Agriculture, Foodtech, and rural development
• Smart Vehicles
• Transportation and Logistics

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